A proposed distribution of junior colleges for Oklahoma

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by  Carter, Bruce G

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THE UNIVERSITY- OF OKLAHOMA.
GRADUATE COLLEGE
A PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES
FOR OKLAHOMA
A THESIS
SUBMITTED TO THE GRADUATE FACULTY
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the
degree of
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
BY
BRUCE G. CARTER
Norman, Oklahoma
1950
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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
l i b r a r y
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A PROPOSED DISTRIBUTION OF JUNIOR COLLEGES
FOR OKLAHOMA
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To my -wife, Mary Nola Carter, who has been
a constant inspiration and guide to me, this thesis
is respectfully dedicated.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sincere thanks are due Dr. John F. Bender for his timely
assistance, for his counsel and guidance, and for his infinite patience
in directing the work of this thesis.
Grateful appreciation is expressed to Mrs. Lula K. Pratt and
Mrs. Etta R. Bruton, faculty members of Northeastern Oklahoma A. & M.
College, for their assistance in helping with this report.
A debt of gratitude is expressed to the University of Oklahoma
and to the citizens of the State who support it.
Personal acknowledgement is also due the members of the
Board of Regents for Oklahoma A. St M. Colleges for their kind coopera­
tion in making it possible for the writer to arrange his time in such a
. way as to permit this thesis to be written.
BRUCE G. CARTER
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TABLE OF CONTESTS
Page
LIST OF TABLES.............................................. ix
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS........................................ xii
Chapter
I. INTRODUCTION.......................................... 1
II. HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEE JUNIOR COLLEGE.......... 4
Early Permanent Public Junior Colleges ............ 8
President Harper’s Prophecy........................ 10
Purpose of the Founders............................ 14
Currently Accepted Definitions of Purpose .......... 18
Objectives of the California Junior Colleges . . . . 20
Purposes of a Junior College......... 21
Cost of Junior Colleges in Relation to Attendance . • 25
III. THE JUNIOR COLLEGE IN OKLAHOMA .............. 29
State Junior Colleges . . . . . . . .............. 30
Municipal Junior Colleges .......................... 35
Independent Junior Colleges ........................ 40
Discontinued Junior Colleges...................... 42
The Future of the Institution in Oklahoma.......... 47
Need in Oklahoma for Vocational Courses ............ 52
General Education. Guidance ...................... 52
Adult Education......... 53
Civic Leadership. 54
IV. THE JUNIOR COLLEGE MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES . . . . 55
Organizational Structure and Finance . . . . . . . . 55
Financial Control....................... 71
Junior College Costs . . . . . .............. .. . 73
Curriculum Patterns and Course Offerings . . . . . . 76
Terminal Education ................................ 77
The Trend and Predicted Future ............... 78
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